tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677155356733403823.post2718587460773721735..comments2023-03-22T08:04:31.667-06:00Comments on Colorado Wine Press: Why wine reviewers should be more like book reviewerskschlachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810309689429676303noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677155356733403823.post-91994228284407169832013-10-26T21:27:33.716-06:002013-10-26T21:27:33.716-06:00As a producer, it is a constant source of frustrat...As a producer, it is a constant source of frustration to see a product that has taken years to create (from bunch inception to harvest a year later to winemaking through oak maturation another year later) assessed and critiqued inside 2 minutes by a wine writer or judge at a show. Years of work can be honoured or crushed in 2 minutes and one paragraph! <br /><br />I have seen the same wine given a gold under one label and miss out on even a bronze under different label in the same show (on multiple occasions)! After speaking to wine judges (who are often wine writers), they are powering through hundreds of samples in an afternoon, and acknowledge that after 20 odd wines, they cannot differentiate the intricacies of each wine. They are screaming for a wine to jump out at them with something different, even if it is a kiss of wine fault!<br /><br />No wonder the wine show circuit is struggling for entries, and wine writers are now having to send out invitations to be in their books...it just isn't worth the effort anymore. Gryphonwood Vineyardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08557262686649756599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677155356733403823.post-24863156687577008132013-10-21T11:04:45.377-06:002013-10-21T11:04:45.377-06:00I am so happy you bring this to the surface and re...I am so happy you bring this to the surface and recognize the need for more thorough reviews Kyle. Our style is to drink like a consumer, one bottle at a time to get a more thoughtful assessment of the wine. As you mention, I don’t think big publications will adopt due to the volume of samples they receive, but for publications such as ours, its seems to be a perfect fit. <br /><br />Here is our POV:<br />http://enobytes.com/sample-policies/<br /><br />…and a few examples of what I think we do best—more extended reviews that give a more in-depth review which include visiting regions, talking with the winemakers and even getting dirty (harvest!) to get a better story…<br /><br />http://enobytes.com/2012/11/09/gerard-bertrand-cremant-brut/<br /><br />http://enobytes.com/2012/12/17/cornerstone-willamette-pinot/<br /><br />http://enobytes.com/2013/02/18/wine-from-virginia/ <br /><br />We still do short reviews, but we prefer to do the more extended versions…Pamelahttp://enobytes.comnoreply@blogger.com